What's Next Nina - Math Matters Author:Sue Kassirer, Page Eastburn O'Rourke (Illustrator) Nina is invited to a party but the only dress that fits her is an "icky plain one." To spruce it up, she borrows a necklace from her sister without asking. When it breaks, she is left to reconstruct it with a friend at the bead store, and it is there that the pattern building begins. The math is integrated into the dialogue, so t... more »hat readers might pass right through it without realizing they are learning a key concept. The pictures depict a culturally diverse set of characters, from Nina's friend and fellow party goers to the bead store's shopkeeper. Activities offer adults ideas for extending this concept.« less